Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue

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"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Made in U.S.A.
B-side "Good Vibrations" (live)
ReleasedJune 9, 1986
Genre Pop rock
Length3:44
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Mike Love, Terry Melcher [1]
Producer(s) Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"She Believes in Love Again""
(1985)
"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
(1986)
"California Dreamin'"
(1986)

"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1986 album Made in U.S.A. Written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher, it was released as a single on June 9, 1986[ citation needed ] and reached number 68 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart.

Contents

Cash Box said that it "features the unforgettable vocal harmonies and fun-loving trademarks that have endeared the Beach Boys to audiences for all these years." [2] Billboard said "theme and beat date from their earliest days, vocal arrangements from their maturity." [3]

Personnel

Partial credits from Craig Slowinski. [4] [5]


Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Singles Chart79
Canada Top Singles73
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart33
New Zealand Singles Chart50
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 68

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References

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  2. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 21, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. "Reviews". Billboard. June 28, 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 66.